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The History RoundOur weekly trivia challenge

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Weekly crossword30 October

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History’s Greatest Cities: Season 5. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Before pumpkins, they carved WHAT? The history behind Halloween’s traditions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 8History's Greatest Cities: Tunis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 7History's Greatest Cities: Vienna. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 6History's Greatest Cities: Kyoto. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5History's Greatest Cities: Boston. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3History's Greatest Cities: Glasgow. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2History's Greatest Cities: Samarkand. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1History's Greatest Cities: Kraków. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why we believe in the supernatural. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How should we mark Black History Month in 2026?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The ancient Egyptians loved pubic wigs – and now they’re making a comeback

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There are 427 castles in Wales – and this one is my favourite. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Malaria once ravaged Britain. Could it come back?

Tom Hiddleston and Genden Phuntsok stand side by side in mountaineering clothes, surrounded by snow and steep, ice-covered peaks. They portray Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in Tenzing.

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“I wouldn’t recommend anyone attempt Everest”: Tenzing director Jennifer Peedom on Everest queues, reclaiming lost narratives and dropping Loki into a crevasse

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From plague 'searchers' to strawberry birthmarks: a history of women's bodies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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George Washington's dirty tricks: how the American hero fooled Britain at Yorktown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The stolen Native Americans who shaped US history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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This Celtic castle was so terrifying that even the Romans were too scared to attack it. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What made Churchill such a great leader? We asked one of Britain's leading CEOs

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Botched executions: 9 death sentences from history that didn’t go to plan

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Vanilla: a far from ordinary history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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